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Commission discusses whistleblower-reporting amendment referred from Supervisor Ronan; no vote
Summary
A bill referred from Supervisor Ronan's office would require the controller's whistleblower program to report substantiated investigations involving elected officials or department heads to the Board of Supervisors. Commissioners raised questions about what 'substantiated' means, due process, and possible conflicting reports; the item was not voted on due to only three commissioners present.
The commission discussed legislation referred from Supervisor Ronan's office that would require the controller's whistleblower program to notify the Board of Supervisors when the controller concludes an investigation substantiating wrongdoing by an elected official or department head. Mr. Kading introduced the referral and noted that changes to article 4, chapter 1 (section 4.103) would require a four-fifths vote by the ethics commission and a two-thirds vote by the board of supervisors.
Anna Herrera,…
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